Characteristics | Intervention (n = 70) | Control (n = 34) | p-value | |||
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Means or n | SEM or % | Means or n | SEM or % | |||
Men, n (%) | 24 | 34.3 | 13 | 38.2 | 0.827 a | |
Age at baseline, years | 59.7 | 1.0 | 53.9 | 1.7 | 0.003 b | |
hs-CRP, mg/l | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.667 b | |
Hcy, µmol/l * | 12.4 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 0.635 b | |
Apn, µg/ml † | 10.5 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 0.001 b | |
Body weight, kg | 81.4 | 2.0 | 82.3 | 3.7 | 0.936 b | |
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.2 | 0.5 | 27.5 | 1.1 | 0.771 b | |
WC, cm | 98.7 | 1.6 | 94.5 | 2.6 | 0.162 c | |
Overweight, n (%) | 49 | 70.0 | 21 | 61.8 | 0.504 a | |
Obese, n (%) | 16 | 22.9 | 8 | 23.5 | 1.000 a | |
Smoker status, n (%) | Never | 41 | 58.6 | 17 | 50.0 | 0.262 a |
Ex | 23 | 32.9 | 10 | 29.4 | ||
Smoker | 6 | 8.6 | 7 | 20.6 | ||
Marital status, n (%) | Married | 59 | 84.3 | 31 | 91.2 | 0.945 a |
Partner (unmarried) | 5 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.9 | ||
Single (not widowed) | 3 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.9 | ||
Single (widowed) | 3 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.9 | ||
Educational level, n (%) | Lower secondary school | 15 | 21.4 | 11 | 32.4 | 0.009 a |
Secondary school | 32 | 45.7 | 10 | 29.4 | ||
University entrance qualification | 10 | 14.3 | 12 | 35.3 | ||
University degree | 13 | 18.6 | 1 | 2.9 |